The new Raptor SS precision planetary gearhead from CGI Inc. offers stainless-steel construction and IP65-rated sealing for a washdown-ready design that is suitable in food and beverage and other sanitary applications.
The planetary gearhead also has high stiffness to withstand high loading — as well as gear geometry to transmit high torque. Components are made of advanced materials that get specialty heat treatment for durability.

There are also versions of the planetary gearhead that come with a white epoxy coating and optional food-grade grease for food-related applications.

The Raptor SS has features that simplify installation; it can mount in any direction and has a captive input pinion. NEMA and metric configurations are standard.

Maximum input speed for the planetary gearhead is 6,500 rpm. Service life exceeds 15,000 hours. Maximum backlash (arc-min) is 4 (for the one-stage design), 6 (for the two-stage design), and 8 (for the three-stage design). In addition:
• Eﬃciency for the one-stage design is better than 95%
• Eﬃciency for the two-stage design is better than 90%
• Eﬃciency for the three-stage design is better than 85%

ABOUT CGI Inc.
Since 1967, CGI has consistently been providing exceptional craftsmanship and outstanding customer service. This unwavering commitment is what makes CGI the reliable choice for precision components and sub-assemblies. Our capabilities in precision manufacturing feature a careful blend of cutting edge technology and renowned reliability. We can provide our customers with an engineering team that is talented, knowledgeable and eager to help. We can work with your concept from the prototype stage all the way through to full production. Our manufacturing facility is broad in its capabilities and features high end machinery aimed at providing excellent quality and rapid turnaround. Because of the technology we have available, we’re able to work you in product development from blueprint to prototype to full cycle production.

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Carson City, Nevada – Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA) announced the winners of the Pioneer Awards 2017 and CGI is pleased to have won the Silver Forge Award for Manufacturer of the Year.

Silver Forge Award for Manufacturer of the Year: CGI, Inc. – CGI, Inc. Is involved in several High-Tech projects, for example CGI is currently involved with the design, Manufacture and support of products used in Commercial Space Missions. And is helping to develop and design equipment for the New 2020 Mars Rover.

NNDA Executive Director, Robert “Rob” Hooper, said, “The NNDA Pioneer Awards highlight the strength and innovation of the Sierra Region economic ecosystem, which includes education and workforce development. Since economic development is about both the present and the future, I am delighted that the Sierra Region school districts elected to recognize our area’s youth through the Silver State Awards.” He continued, “Economic development is not about what is in it for me. It is also about future generations. ”

Some other Pioneer Awards will be presented to:

Battleborn Award for Leadership in Sustainability: Bently Enterprises (Minden, NV) – Sustainability is the cornerstone of all Bently business practices which consistently incorporate the conservation of resources and protection of the environment

Kit Carson Award for Most Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year: QuantumMark®, LLC (Reno, NV) – This women-owned project management firm has become a recognized national leader in vital records transformation for its work guiding eleven states, including Nevada, through the modernization of their state systems.

Silver Apple Award for Best Education Initiative: Lyon County School District – Silver Stage High School collaborated with Western Nevada College, through its Jump Start College, to launch an onsite manufacturing training hub. It provides technical education for rural high school students who are receiving the necessary training to enter a job-ready workforce.

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About NNDA: Northern Nevada Development Authority is the recognized Economic Development Authority for the Sierra Region of Nevada which is comprised of Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon County and the Comstock District. The agency is a non-profit organization funded by the State, the counties and cities within the region and through donations from Investor Partners comprised of businesses in the communities NNDA serves. Since 2010, NNDA has had an economic impact of over $1.7 billion in the Sierra Region and assisted 67 companies with their relocation to Northern Nevada.

CGI is pleased to announce our attendance at the 2017 Automate show. We look forward to seeing you there. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please use our contact form and we’ll connect with you at your convenience.

Since 1967, CGI has been known as a world class gear and precision component manufacturer, CGI also offers design and manufacturing of motion control subassemblies. We can take your product from design through assembly. Whether it’s an improvement on a current design or groundbreaking new designs, CGI has the know-how and team to enable design excellence. Our team of problem solving engineers and product managers can bring your application to market on time and under budget.

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CGI, Inc., the leading manufacturer of custom precision gearboxes, precision assemblies and mechanical sub-assemblies, today announced new machining capabilities to expand its gear fabrication offerings.

CGI has invested heavily in advanced gear-cutting equipment to deliver spur, helical, bevel, worm, and other gears in a variety of pitches and sizes. Its newest machinery was on display at IMTS 2016 in the Koepfer America booth — North Building, B Hall – Gear Generation – N-6918. One of the first of these machines in the United States, this CLC 100-SZ CNC shaper is capable of shaping myriad parts in an array of sizes — including very fine pitch helical gearing.

“We’ll be producing higher-volume runs of several thousand parts at a time, but we will also use the machine to output low-volume prototype parts — thanks to the ease of setup and programming of this machine,” said Tim Pirie, Director of Manufacturing Systems and Technology at CGI, Inc.

“Because our new machines’ flexibility lets us output low volumes or high volumes, we can help customers through their entire product-development cycle. In other words, we can support everything from the initial design — and supply the initial handful of prototype parts — all the way through to high-volume production of several thousand parts at a time,” continued Pirie.

Execution of testing and validation to help customers obtain industry approvals

Support of inventory management and KANBAN integration to streamline supply-chain management

About CGI Inc.

From Prototype to Production CGI Motion enables design excellence across a wide range of industrial applications. We thrive on customer driven innovation in precision gearbox, precision machined components and electro-mechanical assembly solutions ranging from aerospace systems to semiconductor applications. We are your design and manufacturing partner helping to differentiate your product, machine or innovation. Our team of problem solving engineers and product managers can bring your application to market on time and under budget. Whether it’s an improvement on a current design or groundbreaking new designs, CGI has the know-how and team to enable design excellence. Connect with us today to explore what CGI Motion can do for you.

The International Manufacturing Technology Show is one of the largest industrial trade shows in the world, featuring more than 2,000 exhibiting companies and 114,147 registrants. The event is held every two years in September at McCormick Place, Chicago.

As a fledgling gear design and manufacturing company that began in 1967, CGI developed a reputation early on for quality products and innovative solutions, particularly in the medical and aerospace industries. Founded by Don Snow and based in Southern California, the company was named California Gear and Instrument at that time. Garnering customers such as Jet Propulsion Labs and Hall Surgical, CGI continued to grow.

In 1990, Snow decided to move the business with 15 employees to Carson City, Nevada, and it was then that California Gear and Instrument formally evolved into CGI, Inc. CGI became a pioneer in providing standard industrial gearbox solutions along with the established OEM component products that CGI had provided for decades. In the late 1990s, CGI expanded its facility to effectively double manufacturing square footage.

In 2006, Mike Madison and Brian Coclich purchased the company from Snow. Despite the challenges of the recession, the new owners have taken the company to new heights, making CGI a strategic partner for customers in numerous industries. Last year, CGI’s newest building brought manufacturing square footage to approximately 75,000 square feet.

Today, CGI is committed to providing quality products and services that exceed its customers’ expectations while offering a broad range of capabilities. With over 80 employees, the team at CGI is driven by engineering and innovation. CGI offers design and manufacturing engineering support to facilitate product realization to its customers, effectively becoming an extension of the customer’s engineering and manufacturing footprint.

We are excited to announce our latest and newly updated 2D and 3D CAD model library that now supports CGI gearbox matching with motors from top manufacturers.

Simply choose the CGI gearbox for your application or current product in use. On the return page, select the desired ratio, motor manufacturer and model and the configurator will output the appropriate data. Values include Pilot diameter data, bolt circle data, mount hole, shaft diameter and length. 3D or 2D CAD data for virtually any CAD package can be generated as well as PDF files for download.

Easily generate a request for quote directly from the page or as always, Contact CGI Inc for our world-class customer service engineers.

AS9100 is an aerospace standard based on the ISO 9001 quality system requirements.

AS9100 takes the ISO 9001 requirements and supplements them with additional quality system requirements, which are established by the aerospace industry in order to satisfy DOD, NASA and FAA quality requirements. The intent of AS9100 is to establish a single quality management system for use within the aerospace industry.

Carson City, NV – CGI, Inc. the leading manufacturer of custom precision gearboxes, precision assemblies and mechanical sub-assemblies, today announced the launch of an all-new capability PDF for download. The 24-page guide helps define CGI as a leader in precision assemblies and custom gearbox solutions.

According to Mike Madison, CGI President and CEO, “Our teams of highly skilled professionals at CGI are committed to listening to customer needs and delivering value. We continue to innovate and our latest ISO certification for the manufacture of medical devices demonstrates quality processes to meet the demands of our customers.”

CGI Inc. is certified to ISO9001 and ISO13485 quality management systems. In addition, CGI is FDA and AS9100 compliant.